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Title: Cutting Foam
Post by: blu666z on October 28, 2003, 07:44:15 PM

Just curious what you guys use to cut the foam your using in your Pelican cases?  I have been using scissors but the cuts are real jagged and rough.  Girlfriend suggested shaping a piece of wire, heating it, and melting through the foam but seems like it would flame up rather than melt cleanly.

-Kevin

Title: Re:Cutting Foam
Post by: Simp-Dawg on October 28, 2003, 07:51:15 PM

your g/f sounds pretty handy!  though i'm not sure if that's a good solution or not, maybe try it on a spare piece of foam.
my pelican case came with the pick n pluck shit, and for parts where i wanted 1/2 height, i took a big section of foam, and gently sawed it in half using a very very sharp cutco knife.  it came out kinda jagged but that side faces down and the good clean side faces up.

Title: Re:Cutting Foam
Post by: Kevin on October 28, 2003, 08:27:57 PM

I had trouble cutting the foam too.  But then I bought foam from pelican that was specifically made to fit my case so no cutting needed (assuming its a pelican) if not then try a exactoblade

Title: Re:Cutting Foam
Post by: blu666z on October 28, 2003, 08:56:04 PM

My case is actually an old cigar box.  Making it holds my Oktavas.  Right now I just have trimmed down the foam that was in the Oktava case and it fits decent.  Want something I feel a little better about though.  May check on that Pelican foam.  Did you buy it straight from them?

-Kevin

Title: Re:Cutting Foam
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 28, 2003, 10:12:37 PM

Quote from: blu666z on October 28, 2003, 08:56:04 PM

My case is actually an old cigar box.  Making it holds my Oktavas.  Right now I just have trimmed down the foam that was in the Oktava case and it fits decent.  Want something I feel a little better about though.  May check on that Pelican foam.  Did you buy it straight from them?

-Kevin

yep!!! ;)

Title: Re:Cutting Foam
Post by: zhianosatch on October 29, 2003, 12:58:11 AM

X-Acto knives!

Title: Re:Cutting Foam
Post by: Kevin on October 29, 2003, 03:54:22 AM

http://www.casesbymasco.com/product_detail-4516.asp?bhcp=1
thats where I got it from and it might be the right choice b/c there small squares so you probably could get it to fit better without even cutting it ;)

Title: Re:Cutting Foam
Post by: Brian Skalinder on October 29, 2003, 06:09:55 AM

Quote from: zhianosatch on October 29, 2003, 12:58:11 AM

X-Acto knives!

Works great!